# Wildland Toolkit — user reviews > 30 indexed App Store user reviews of Wildland Toolkit by Peakview Software LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 330 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wildland-toolkit/id318683999/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wildland-toolkit/id318683999.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 292 · 4★ 27 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of Wildland Toolkit? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - ⏱️ Saves time and headache - 📚 Great for expanding knowledge - 🧠 Great for keeping knowledge - 💡 Useful for rookies and retention - 🧰 Consolidated grouping of forms - 🧮 Accurate fire calculation tools - ⚡ Quick and easy to use - 🗺️ Great field resource - ✅ Useful for quick calculations - 💯 Top-notch and outstanding - 📱 Interactive IRPG - 👍 Easy to use and handy - 🧰 True tool kit - ✨ Great improvements in updates - 🌟 Highly recommended for firefighters **Cons** - 💰 Price is a little high - 🖼️ Could use more pictures - 📉 Pack test timer accuracy issues - 📏 Distance off in pack test timer - ⚠️ Errors in FDFM - 📉 Reads out in feet, not chains per hour - 🤔 Questionable accuracy of other features - ❌ Incorrect nomenclature for Blackhawk - 🤔 Calculations in fire behavior portion are wrong - ⚠️ Discrepancies between weather charts and app - ⛰️ Lacks Alaska RH tables - 🇨🇦 Missing CFFDRS information - 🤔 Interface could use development **Commonly reported bugs** - Pack test timer accuracy issues - Distance off in pack test timer - Errors in FDFM - Reads out in feet, not chains per hour - Incorrect nomenclature for Blackhawk - Calculations in fire behavior portion are wrong - Discrepancies between weather charts and app **Most requested features** - More pictures in some areas - More pictures when choosing fuel styles - Expansion of task books - More class quizzes - 10 and 18 quiz for memorizing - Pump/Saw troubleshooting - Hose lay calculations - Ability to use in landscape mode - Link GPS function for automatic data entry - Include old fuel models - Support for CFFDRS - Alaska RH tables ## Newest reviews (10 of 30) ### 4/5 — Not disappointed anymore *2011-03-07* The latest revision Feb/Mar 2011 seems to have fixed the issue with the RH transfer. PI's and FDFM appear to be calculating correctly again and are yielding similar results to appendix B. Thank you. I look forward to using this app again on future VMPs and I will definitely point it out to my S290 students However, please make sure to test the integrity of these important functionalities when making future revisions. I love the app and am happy to have a working version again, but I am just a little gun-shy. Thanks again for contacting me to resolve this issue. ### 5/5 — Outstanding App *2010-05-11* I have been using this software (in various formats) all the way back to my PalmPilot. It has always been top notch all the way. This most recent version for the Iphone is a much better app than the Palm version, and priced better. The only thing I hope for in the future updates, is the ability to use it in landscape mode when needed. Good job John Covele thanks for continuing to advance the product to the best platform ever. ### 4/5 — Good product *2010-02-20* It is a great App for any management personnell. Has all the checklists and does your weather calculations quickly and easily. My only complaint is that in AK we have different elevation ranges for use with the RH charts. When support for determining the RH on Alaska fires is added I will give it 5 stars. UPDATE: Great improvements in the 1.2 update. The addition of the cloud pictures and descriptions is very useful along with the Organization Charts. Still no Alaska RH tables. Need to add this so it can be used on Alaska fires. Also missing is information about the CFFDRS (Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System) which is used in Canada and Alaska. This would be helpful to a large part of the fire community. Getting better but 5 stars is for a perfect product. You'll get it when there is support for the northern half of North America. ### 5/5 — Great app!! *2010-02-19* It's an IRPG and more for your iPhone! What more could a wildland firefighter ask for? ### 4/5 — Great product *2009-10-13* Used this a couple of times on Rx burns and some resource benefit fires this year. The user interface is excellent. Would give it five stars if it had reference pics to go with the fuel model help. Other than that it is a great tool for FEMO's or for anybody who wants a quick field reference for fire bahavior. ### 4/5 — Mr *2009-09-11* Great app saves time and you can get rid of all the charts in the weather kit! Makes figuring pig and fdfm a snap. Would like to see the old fuel models included. ### 5/5 — Awesome!!! *2009-07-03, version 0* Great Update! Great App! True tool kit. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2009-06-14* Love it!! Easy to use and so handy. Can't wait to see the other apps this company produces- hope there are many more! ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2009-06-11* Finally it's easy to do those fire behavior calculations. No more nomograms. I may actually make use of that stuff now. ### 4/5 — A solid product *2009-06-10* This program is very useful for quick calculations in the field. I use it to spot check some of the other software programs I use for fire behavior modeling. The most important thing is that its accurate and mobile. I look forward to subsequent releases with more improvements. One recommendation would be to link the GPS function so it gets the altitude and lat, long and puts it in automatically. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 2/5 — Errors in FDFM *2019-07-30* use App B or IRPG for correct number Reads out in feet & not National standard of Chains per hour **Developer response:** The numbers have been field tested for 10 years now. Can you email an example? Keep in mind that many of the tables in App B are approximations and in some cases more accurate math formulas exist. Most people prefer feet/min over chains/hour, and they are basically the same (within 10%, and the rates of spread are rough approximations anyway). The few people who prefer chains just convert to feet/min in their head anyway. ### 3/5 — Not bad *2022-04-17, version 4.3.1* App is okay for $5. You do get a lot of helpful stuff and is perfect for rookies and those that need extra guides to help with retention. Could use more pictures in some areas. Biggest problem for me was how the pack test timer was such a disappointment. I compared the pack test timer accuracy with almost every other app and it fails. I ran the app concurrently with others and the only thing that stayed correct was the time and almost the speed but the distance was off. I’ve completed the pack test many times with multiple apps and with the pack test timer always said I’ve only completed .03-.30 miles in 45 minutes. ### 3/5 — Not enough info for $5 *2016-07-02, version 3.2* Definitely not worth $5! Trust me. This is a basic app. ### 3/5 — Decent app, but lacks accuracy. *2015-04-26* This app is pretty good; useful is quickly calculating weather observations, fdfm, and PIG when precision isn't crucial (ie. to get a general idea). However, the calculations aren't as accurate as using an actual belt weather kit. Also, with the recent addition of the firefighting aircraft, there is at least one error. The Blackhawk's nomenclature is incorrect, and coming from a military veteran who fights fire now, that disturbs me. The correct nomenclature is UH-60, not UH-50. There has never been a UH-50 blackhawk. Errors as simple as that in this app make me question the accuracy of the rest of the app features. **Developer response:** You can input numbers from a belt weather kit if you like, or use a kestrel, it's up to you. The source of your data doesn't affect the accuracy of the calculations that follow. ### 3/5 — Lat *2010-04-27* Found some indescrepancies between our weather charts and those in the app. ### 3/5 — Firefighter *2009-06-08* Good product, I was hoping for information like the app for the palm though. I hope to see more updates for this app. ### 4/5 — Great App *2019-05-14* It’s great to have a consolidated grouping of all the forms that I need, but the price is a little high in my opinion. **Developer response:** Hey, it's a cup of coffee! Try out the fire behavior stuff, that's where the real value comes in. ### 4/5 — Fire Hose *2015-04-05, version 3.1* Great app. A lot of useful features. However the calculations used in the fire behavior portion are wrong. ### 4/5 — Smokey Bear *2014-05-29, version 3.1* Very useful app I'm a wild land firefighter has all the stuff i would need to run a fire. ### 4/5 — Useful App *2013-10-09* I've been using the calculator for the last 2 seasons Saves time, is dead accurate, and makes my job just a little easier ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The best *2024-08-27* Just finished a 21 day roll and did weather every hour on the hour. This app saved me so much time and headache. Would gladly pay for it but it’s FREE or was when I downloaded it a few years ago. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2020-05-10, version 4.2* I have used this app for several years 1:Great for expanding knowledge 2:Great for keeping knowledge 3:Great for rainy days 4:Great for quizzing and training Rookies, experienced Crew members 5: Easily identifying resources, fuel types, weather patterns 6: Refreshing during Preseason 7: I always recommend this app to anyone with an iPhone above all others( but wish my android guys could have it too) 8: Irpg backup All in all, very useful, accurate app, hope to see expansions (task books, more class quizzes, 10 and 18 quiz (for memorizing), Pump/Saw troubleshooting, Hose lay calculations)etc. If this app keeps growing, could be no.1 app for fire guys, keep it up and thank you! -Jason Pendleton(Ict5,FFt1) ### 5/5 — A must have *2015-11-12* Great field resource. Accurate fire calculation tools, quick and easy to use. ### 5/5 — IRPG on iPhone... Perfect. *2015-04-12, version 3.1* Good reference tool. Purchased to support dev in hopes of ongoing development. Thanks. ### 5/5 — So helpfull *2014-05-24* This app is so easy to use and has a lot to offer I use it a lot to brush up on fire facts the only thing I think it could use would be some sawyer and other handbooks but other than that I love it I show this to all my other crew members ### 5/5 — Wild land fire tool kit *2014-05-02, version 3.0* A great app. Easy to use and use it often. ### 5/5 — Super useful *2013-11-10* Checklists and references are handy for briefing and safety reviews with coworkers. Lots to review during downtime. Weather calculation tools are handy and offer more precision than charts. ### 5/5 — Awesome app!! *2011-04-29, version 2.0* Awesome app!! ### 5/5 — Great reference for firefighters! *2010-11-04* I wouldn't take my iPhone on the fire line, but this is a great way to reference all willand information. I like the study guides and calculators. It is like an interactive IRPG. The interface could use some development, but otherwise it is great! ### 5/5 — good product *2010-06-22, version 0* its a great product i just wish it had more picture when you are choosing the fuel styles but overall a great app --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*